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Best Universities in Norway 2026

A consensus ranking of 6 universities in Norway, aggregating QS, THE, ARWU (Shanghai) and U.S. News into one transparent table. Part of our <a href="/rankings/country/">global rankings by country</a> coverage (Europe).

Data verified: June 2026 · Latest published edition of each ranking
How these rankings work: each university's position in QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News is converted to a percentile, averaged with equal weight, and re-ordered by that average. Only universities appearing in at least one major ranking are shown. Full details on the methodology page.
#University QS 2026THE 2026ARWU 2025U.S. News 2026 Consensus score
1 University of Oslo · Oslo 119 · 83 100 93.6
2 Norwegian University of Science and Technology 267 325 · 248 86
3 University of Bergen 287 275 201-300 261 83.5
4 UiT The Arctic University of Norway · 700 501-600 · 55
5 Norwegian University of Life Sciences 791-800 900 701-800 937 48.3

About Norway higher education

Universities in Norway are included in major global rankings including QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News. The consensus scores above provide a balanced view by averaging across these four systems.

Data sources

QS World University Rankings 2026QS Quacquarelli Symonds · Jun 2025 · official release
THE World University Rankings 2026Times Higher Education · Oct 2025 · official release
ARWU 2025ShanghaiRanking Consultancy · Aug 2025 · official release
U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026U.S. News & World Report · official release
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EduRank (2026). Best Universities in Norway 2026. Retrieved June 2026, from https://edurank.co/rankings/country/no/
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